According to the head teacher of one of Riga schools last week in high school attendance has fallen markedly . Teachers began to sin on autumn viruses on magnetic storms , but actually arrived in our city celebrated Evgeni Plushenko - all the girls pet and emulate many boys !

Interestingly, the trend has been identified in at least two schools in the city center .

What then happened in the most Imanta where the famous skater retraces short and long program ?

In visit to Riga Plushenko hard to believe . Even despite the fact that the Volvo Cup tournament in our city and the traditional and international . Yet the position of the Latvian Skating global poor.

So then all the famous skater could do in Riga?

" You would not happen skater ? "

In a conversation with a reporter " Sabbath " Eugene admitted that he is no stranger to Riga city .

- I was convinced when I learned on the streets and asked for an autograph . Someone came up and started from afar : "Young man, you're a skater ? " - Other almost immediately : "Eugene , allow for you to hold out ! " It was very nice - said Plushenko.

- Eugene , you return to the sports world after the break. It is necessary to prove all over again?

- You know , now, in Riga , I caught myself thinking that not only returned to the sport , as in childhood, when I was ten years old.

I dressed up with the kids next eight or nine years and felt like a child at some tournament. Though it was unusual, but very pleasant feeling , and I am grateful for him to your city .

The current start - a very important stage on the way to my return to the sport .

- Are you fully recovered after surgery ?

- While I can not boast , although his skating I'm more or less satisfied.

Ride on painkillers . I would like to feel more comfortable , but still very little time has passed after the operation.

- Even famous athletes genuinely surprised by what you fourth Olympics . You have already proved everything to everyone , you have all the titles and medals . Alexei Yagudin , for example , said that you return it to the sport itself maim ...

- When I go out on the ice, I'm always happy . Sports - it's always overcome . Themselves to be overcome and the boy in the sports section , and champion at major competitions .

I set a goal - to get to the top three winners at the Olympic Games in Sochi. But first I need to break into this competition - win points in the official tournaments such as yours.

It now doing. Out - hence be worthy .

- As a family reacted to your decision once again fight for the medals ?

Thanks, plushyfan, for sharing that! It sounds heartening - as if everything is progressing in the right direction.

What do you think of "Our changes of Short program Lakernik also rated positively, and found that it has become more colorful and imaginative."? I know there was something about an alternate SP, but to me this sounds as if they've made changes to the existing program - I confess I hope this is so, as I really liked that music choice for Plushy, and I thought that it had potential to become something truly special.

Thanks, plushyfan, for sharing that! It sounds heartening - as if everything is progressing in the right direction.

What do you think of "Our changes of Short program Lakernik also rated positively, and found that it has become more colorful and imaginative."? I know there was something about an alternate SP, but to me this sounds as if they've made changes to the existing program - I confess I hope this is so, as I really liked that music choice for Plushy, and I thought that it had potential to become something truly special.

Thoughts?

I totally agree with you. YEs, it sounds they have not made new SP, only have changed it what we could see in Riga. I like that music, too, but needs more powerful arrangement in my opinion.

""If the Russian flag at the opening of a home Olympics 2014 will be in the hands of Evgeni Plushenko, it will be my pride, pride of Plushenko, the pride of our skating and the whole country" - said Alexei Mishin."

Which - rather unsurprisingly - probably means that the Volvo Cup version of.... the LP maybe?... was not the final one. What do you people think?

I don' know, it could be music for a completely new SP also...

I thought the LP music at Volvo Cup already worked pretty well, the only places where I personally think might still need a little more work was where Tango Roxanne comes it. (Just my personal thought, from what I recall.) But Plushy has always be extremely demanding artistically when it comes to music. (IIRC, I've read from Plushy and Edvin's interviews that there were over 40 revisions for Tango Amore, and nearly 30 for Tango Roxanne.)